#B255DA#B255DA

#B255DA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.206 H 314.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B255DA
RGB	rgb(178, 85, 218)
HSL	hsl(282, 64%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(282, 61%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 61%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.98, 58.53, -52.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.98, 78.63, 318.11°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% 0.1438 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.206 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.2614, 21.0250, 68.5695)
Luminance	0.2102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B255DA #7DDA55

analogous

#7055DA #B255DA #DA55BF

triadic

#B255DA #DAB255 #55DAB2

tetradic

#B255DA #DA7055 #7DDA55 #55BFDA

square

#B255DA #DA7055 #7DDA55 #55BFDA

split-complementary

#B255DA #BFDA55 #55DA70

monochromatic

#712094 #982BC7 #B255DA #C987E5 #E0BAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.03

#B255DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#B255DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B255DA

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B255DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B255DA	1.00	4.03	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2679DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5181D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF6D90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b255da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 85, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.206 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8ae6',
    500: '#b255da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b255da;
$custom-light: #cc8ae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b255da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.955,
    "s": 64.251,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61977,
    "c": 0.20588,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B255DA

secondary

#BBDFAB

accent

#E74173

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FC

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B255DA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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